Because the booster programme began on Sep 14, the authorities have seen a “wholesome take up of booster doses amongst these eligible to obtain them”, stated the ministry.
As of Oct 27, amongst individuals invited to take boosters, 80.2 per cent of these aged 60 years and above, 92.7 per cent of these aged 50 to 59 years, and 75.1 per cent of these aged 30 to 49 years have acquired their booster dose or booked an appointment.
“MOH has studied the COVID-19 constructive an infection charges of people who’ve acquired their booster doses vis-a-vis totally vaccinated people who haven’t but acquired their booster doses,” stated the ministry.
It discovered that booster doses “confer round an extra 70 per cent danger discount in opposition to COVID-19 infections, and 90 per cent danger discount in opposition to extreme infections, as in comparison with those that have acquired solely two doses thus far at across the identical interval as those that had acquired their boosters”.
“Therefore there’s important safety accorded by boosters on high of the safety that two doses of mRNA vaccines already present in opposition to COVID-19,” stated MOH.
That is on high of the vaccine effectiveness of 40 to 60 per cent in opposition to an infection, when evaluating vaccinated versus unvaccinated people, and greater than 90 per cent in opposition to extreme sickness.
“Due to this fact evaluating people who’re totally vaccinated and boosted, versus unvaccinated people, estimates combining knowledge from totally different sources are that the previous advantages from vaccine effectiveness of about 80 per cent or extra in opposition to COVID-19 an infection, and about 99 per cent in opposition to extreme sickness,” stated MOH.
Greater than 685,000 totally vaccinated seniors above the age of 60 who have been eligible for the booster doses have been included within the research carried out between Sep 15 and Oct 22.
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